Which Rayhaan to try first

1. Pick a direction

This guide sorts the 50 scents that come with a note list into nine families, using the notes themselves. For each family, three scents to start with:

• Fresh and citrus: start with Adonis Icarus, Azul and Cedrus Blanc.
• Fruity: start with Granada, Palawan and Tropical Vibe.
• Floral: start with Ayka, Back to Black and Bluetiful.
• Spicy and aromatic: start with Crimson, Nocturno and Royal Wood.
• Woody and green: start with Cordova, Corium and Cádiz.
• Amber, oud and incense: start with Floriana, Vanilla Vibe and Vantage.
• Sweet and gourmand: start with Aquatica, Elixir and Italia.
• Musky and powdery: start with Amazonica, Obsidian and Nava Sol.
• Leather and tobacco: start with .

2. Or start from a note

If you already know which notes you like, the notes page lists every note of the range, and 50 notes have a page of their own with all the scents that contain them. The notes that most scents list: bergamot, vanilla, musk, patchouli, amber, sandalwood, rose, cedarwood, tonka bean, mandarin.

3. Or start from a name

Many Rayhaan names come in lines that share a word, and the lines are an easy way to move around the range. Each link opens the list of all perfumes, filtered by the word:

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4. Who is it listed for?

The listings name an audience for most scents: 24 are listed for men, 7 for women and 15 as unisex. On the list of all perfumes you can filter by that. It is a category, not a rule: a scent listed for men is not off limits to anyone else.

5. Seasons

Where the shop gives seasons, it tags 10 scents for spring and summer only and 17 for autumn and winter only. The scent pages show these tags under key facts, attributed to the shop. Treat all of it as a suggestion.

6. Mind the size

Every Rayhaan perfume in this guide is a 100 ml bottle, so the size will not tell the scents apart.

7. Closest within Rayhaan

Once you have a scent you like, open its page: the section on its closest siblings names the Rayhaan scents that share most of its notes and says what is different. The key facts also give a one-line style in this guide's own words.

8. Scents without a note list

For these the brand and the shop name no notes, so there is nothing to compare by note: Imperia Reborn and Italia Capri. Their pages show the size, the audience where it is stated and the other scents that share a word in the name.

You cannot smell it first

A note list tells you what a perfume is built from, not how it will smell on your skin. Read the shop's returns policy before you order.

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